International

• Wednesday, November 7th 2012 - 21:38 UTC

  MP Mark Lancaster will represent UK government at Falklands’ Remembrance ceremonies

  

  Milton Keynes North MP Mark Lancaster will be in the Falkland Islands for Remembrance Sunday as the British Government’s representative. HRH the Duke of Kent will also be attending the ceremonies.

• Wednesday, November 7th 2012 - 04:34 UTC

  Ex Mexican finance minister named IMF Western Hemisphere director

  

  Mexican economist Alejandro Werner was named on Tuesday to the position of IMF Director, Western Hemisphere Department. His appointment will become effective early in January 2013. Mr. Werner succeeds Mr. Nicolas Eyzáguirre, who resigned effective July 26, 2012.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 21:28 UTC

  International tourist arrivals up 4% this year; Americas among the most dynamic

  

  International tourist arrivals grew by 4% between January and August 2012 compared to the same period of 2011 according to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer. The resilience of international tourism in a continuing uncertain economy is further confirmed by the positive data on tourism earnings and expenditure.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 20:56 UTC

  NZ scientists in world first discovery of the elusive spade-toothed beaked whale

  

  New Zealand scientists have made a world first discovery when they identified two skeletons belonging to the spade-toothed beaked whale, which is so rare that nobody has seen one alive. A 17-foot whale mother and her calf beached themselves in New Zealand in 2010 and were buried misidentified for a much more common type of whale that occasionally strands on NZ beaches.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 20:04 UTC

  Argentina reiterates it will use all legal means to defend position against US court ruling

  

  Argentina will use all legal means to defend its position against a US court ruling that would force the country to repay creditors who sued to collect on defaulted Argentine bonds, Economy Minister Hernan Lorenzino reiterated in Mexico.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 06:56 UTC

  G20 adopts soft approach on deficits fearing risks of worsening the slowdown

  

  The world's leading economies gave themselves a bit more space on Monday to meet targets for cutting budget deficits rather than risk worsening a slowdown in many countries, chief among them the United States.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 06:33 UTC

  Argentina to appeal Ghana court decision to move ‘Libertad’ from commercial port

  

  A Ghanaian court authorized on Monday to have Argentina’s ARA Libertad navy training frigate, impounded over a lawsuit filed by a US based fund, removed from Tema’s commercial port to another local pier in order to liberate space that’s crucial for the in and out of cargo liners.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 06:25 UTC

  Spain breaks another unemployment record in October; 52% for the under 25

  

  The number of job seekers in Spain soared to the highest level in at least 16 years in October, the Labour Ministry reported on Monday. As recession deepens the number of officially unemployed jumped by 128,242 people in October which means about 4.83m people were jobless at the end of last month, an increase of 2.7% on September.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 06:20 UTC

  US group prepares to take over debt-laden Spanish chain NH Hotels

  

  Spain's NH Hoteles has received a preliminary offer from US private equity firm KKR to buy bonds that can be converted into shares of the debt-laden hotel chain. NH Hoteles, Europe's third largest business hotel operator based on rooms, has long been tipped as a private equity target given its large debt and that of its savings bank shareholders, which together own nearly a third of the firm.

• Tuesday, November 6th 2012 - 06:17 UTC

  China PM family’s alleged fortune triggers debate on “sunshine law” for Beijing leaders

  

  China’s communist party leadership has launched a probe into the alleged family wealth of Wen Jiabao at the premier's request, according to sources. In a letter submitted to the Politburo Standing Committee, the party's top decision-making body of which the premier is also a member, Wen asked for a formal inquiry into claims made by The New York Times.